Genealogy CornerYes, there was an 1890 U.S. Federal census. You probably have heard that it was destroyed by fire in 1921. The truth, however, is more complicated. Actually the 1890 census records sustained extensive smoke and water damage in two different fires.In 1890 the Department of the Interior stored portions of the census in the basement of Marini’s Hall in Washington, D...
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